This Halloween Snack Mix is so fun and colorful! Mixing salty, sweet and peanut ingredients together make for a delicious party mix for Halloween! I am obsessing over this snack mix! I love the funky halloween colors and all the delicious goodies in it. As you can see, there are a lot of delicious halloween/fall favorite candies and snacks added to this party mix. I thought it would be fun to create an easy Halloween "recipe" that doesn't involve baking, but is still very festive for kids … [Read more...]
My Favorite Tuna Salad
I've always loved tuna salad and I really love tuna melts. I often make it at home for lunch during the week. I love this recipe for tuna salad because it's so easy to make yet has a restaurant edge to it! I hope you enjoy tuna salad as much as I do. This is definitely a go-to recipe for me and my family. I also do a weekly salad group with my neighbors and I often make this for them. It's not your typical tuna salad recipe - crunchy carrots, red onion, and celery help add texture. … [Read more...]
Maple Bacon Brussels sprouts
Maple Bacon Brussels Sprouts are salty, sweet, crispy and even smoky. Brussels sprouts are roasted with bacon and maple syrup until caramelized and crispy. These are to die for! We really enjoy brussels sprouts in our house. Our kids are starting to like them as well. I do have to say that the bacon and maple syrup helped my 4-year-old enjoy these much more. She loved them! I think helping momma take pictures helped as well, but hey, I'll take it! I love cooking with brussels … [Read more...]
Salted Caramel Bars
Oh I am so excited to share this recipe for salted caramel bars with you. They are out of this world! Salted caramel is poured between to layers of shortbread dough and baked until perfectly chewy and slightly crunchy. Talk about addicting and downright delicious!! I just can't with these. I am so obsessed it's not even funny. I love salted caramel. I mean, who doesn't? It's definitely the "in" flavor right now, especially for ice cream and I totally get why. The salty and sweet combo is … [Read more...]
Prosciutto Crostini with Ricotta, Arugula and Honey
Prosciutto Crostini with Ricotta, Arugula and Honey is one of my favorite appetizers to order at an Italian restaurant. It's also just as easy to make it at home! This simple appetizer is easy to assemble, beautiful and definitely a fun menu item for parties. I can't get enough prosciutto in my life. Ever since I met my husband, I was introduced to Italian meats. That was quite awhile ago, but my point is, Italian meats are seriously the best - they never get old. We love prosciutto … [Read more...]
Roasted Balsamic Garlic Vegetables
Roasted Balsamic Garlic Vegetables are beautiful, healthy and delicious. There are so many ways to enhance the flavor of vegetables and one way is to roast them with fresh, flavorful ingredients. These vegetables are roasted and flavored with balsamic vinegar, fresh garlic and fresh thyme! You know...for a blogger that likes to bake, it seems kind of funny to share recipes for vegetables. But that's who I am. I eat cookies and I eat veggies, too. It's the best of both worlds in … [Read more...]
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies are a classic. I like my cookies to be soft and chewy - the added crunch for the macadamia nut is perfect and white chocolate chips add an additional sweetness to this delicious cookie! Why hello there. I had this cookie on my blog several, and I mean several, years ago. Well...I updated it. So here is my new and official White Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookie recipe!! Their is typically some sort of inspiration or moment that happens in my life … [Read more...]
7 Layer Salad
If you haven't heard of 7 layer salad then I'm glad you're here. This is classic recipe I have grown up with but recently started making again. 7 layer salad is layers of lettuce, vegetables, sweetened mayonnaise, cheese and bacon. It's simple to make, pretty and the perfect salad to bring to a barbecue. I can't believe I just started making this recipe again. I grew up eating 7 layer salad all the time. I think it's a midwest thing or maybe an Iowa thing, but wherever it originated, it's … [Read more...]
Bruschetta Pasta with Buttery Shrimp
I am so in love with this Summer pasta dish - Fresh Bruschetta Pasta with Buttery Shrimp is light yet flavorful and ready in 20 minutes. A fresh bruschetta sauce of tomatoes, basil, olive oil, onions, garlic and cheese is mixed together and tossed with warm pasta and buttery shrimp. This is a wonderful recipe for date night or to feed a crowd! Hello beautiful. Can this dish be any prettier? Maybe because it's a bowl of pasta and any pasta is beautiful to me - my favorite meal!! This is … [Read more...]
Favorite Dinner Salad
Looking for a delicious salad to go with your dinner? This is it! This is my favorite dinner salad - tons of fresh ingredients with a classic vinaigrette that tastes great with all types of meals - pasta, steak, or chicken. I know this recipe comes across perhaps a little too simple but I often get a lot of requests for this salad from friends. I like to serve a "heartier" salad when I have guests over - something that tastes great and is pretty. This is one of my favorite salad … [Read more...]
Dream Cake (my Grandma’s recipe!)
Dream cake is truly dreamy - a yellow cake is topped with a vanilla pudding cream cheese mixture, crushed pineapple, whipped topping and toasted coconut. This cake is the perfect Summer dessert and is definitely a crowd pleaser! Say hello to one of my grandma's recipes. Yes, this recipe is straight from Sibley, Iowa. My grandma is 100 years old - she is amazing. She had the best desserts, most unusual and most homemade tasting. This dream cake screams her type of baking. When my mom … [Read more...]
Carm’s Famous Dessert {Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert}
I hope you're ready to indulge in the easiest and most delicious frozen dessert there is known to man kind - Carm's Famous Dessert. I'm also simply calling it - Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert. I've been wanting to share this dessert with you for the longest time. This dessert is my brother-in-law's famous dessert. He brought it to my in-laws several years ago and we all raved over it. I finally decided to make it myself and I have no idea what took me so long because it's THREE … [Read more...]